COVID-19

VIENNA: The omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 89 countries, and Covid-19 cases involving the variant are doubling every 1.5 to 3 days in places with community transmission and not just infections acquired abroad,…

KYIV: Ukraine has detected its first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant, health minister Viktor Lyashko said on Saturday. The infected person recently returned to Ukraine from the United Arab Emirates, Lyashko said on Facebook. So…

BEIJING: China's biotech firm Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant of the Covid-19. This comes a day after a study found that the two doses of the vaccine failed…

LONDON: British restaurants reported the lowest number of diners last week since Covid-19 restrictions eased in May, amid a surge in numbers of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, data showed on Thursday. The average number of seated…

WASHINGTON: Deaths from the Covid-19 in the US has surpassed the tragic numbers of 8,00,000 on Tuesday (local time) with President Joe Biden saying all "loved ones" left behind are remembered and the nation prays for them. "As we mark…

GENEVA: Emerging evidence suggests a small decline in the effectiveness of vaccines against severe Covid-19 disease and death and a decline in preventing mild disease or infection, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…

LONDON: Britain will remove all 11 countries from its Covid-19 travel red list from Wednesday, health secretary Sajid Javid told parliament. "Now that there is community transmission of Omicron in the UK and Omicron has spread so widely…

LONDON: The former head of Britain's vaccine task force said on Tuesday that the vaccines against Covid-19 would need to become cheaper to administer - whether with patches, pills or sprays - to ensure countries do not have to spend so…

SYDNEY: US drugmaker Moderna Inc will produce millions of mRNA vaccines a year in Australia after agreeing to set up one of its largest manufacturing facilities outside the United States and Europe. The deal, a second such commitment in…

LONDON: Britain intends to extend its Covid-19 pass to include a booster jab once all adults have had "a reasonable chance" to get their third vaccination, health minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. From Wednesday, subject to…